Stephanie Gilmore, the reigning ASP World Champ, won the Movistar Classic Mancora Peru in Peru yesterday which boosted her back into the top position on the ASP Ratings. With only two events left on this year’s tour, both set to take place in Hawaii, anything could happen.

The Movistar Classic moved to a new location yesterday, from Mancora to Piscina, giving competitors a chance to compete in three to four foot swell. Stephanie Gilmore surfed consistently throughout the day, but managed to peak in the finals when it counted, and came out tops scoring the highest score of the day and taking the title.

Silvana Lima, who is incidentally lying 4th on the ratings, also had a ripper of a day, but just couldn’t seem to pull it together in the finals. Both will head to Hawaii with one common goal in mind, to win the 2008 ASP World Champ Title.

The big upset of the day happened when Rebecca Woods defeated former ratings leader and event favourite Sofia Mulanovich in the Quarterfinals, adding to the already tight race to the Title.

While it appears that Gilmore and Mulanovich are running away with the race for the title, it is obvious, especially after what happen in Peru, that anything can still happen.

Highlights from the Movistar Classic Mancora Peru pres. by Rip Curl are accessible here.

The next stop on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour is the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach, Hawaii from November 24 - December 6, 2008.

Current ASP Women’s World Tour Ratings: Following Event No. 6 of 8
1 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 5148
2 Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 4963
3 Layne Beachley (AUS) 4454
4 Silvana Lima (BRA) 4166
5 Amee Donohoe (AUS) 3691
6 Samantha Cornish (AUS) 3612
7 Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3050
8 Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 3038
9 Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 2628
10 Melanie Bartels (HAW) 2544
11 Julia De La Rosa (PER) 2474
12 Karina Petroni (USA) 2244
13 Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 2232
14 Megan Abubo (HAW) 2064
15 Nicola Atherton (AUS) 1836
16 Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 1692
17 Serena Brooke (AUS) 1656
18 Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 912

Tags: ASP World Tour, Layne Beachley, Sofia Mulanovich, Stephanie Gilmore, WCT